Gov. JB Pritzker sought to assure Illinois residents that he would fight to preserve the state's protections on abortion and other fronts during Donald Trump's second term in the White House.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's first press briefing since Donald Trump's election win over Kamala Harris saw several questions about whether President Biden regretted ending his campaign or his original decision to run for reelection.

The White House on Thursday said there are still no plans for President Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, before leaving office in the wake of President-elect Trumps victory. "Our answer stands, which is no, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. Asked about the possibility of a commutation, Jean-Pierre said, Thats not what were going...

President-elect Trump was declared winner of the 2024 election on Wednesday, unlocking a path to the White House that involves a series of key events required to ratify the results. This process is outlined in the Constitution. The steps ensure an election is fairly processed and ballot counts are properly documented. Officials craft paperwork that...

The White House on Thursday said it "respectfully" disagrees with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) assessment that the Democratic party has abandoned working class people, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. Respectfully disagree with the senator and I think you can talk to unions, you can see the jobs that we have been able to...

“After helping engineer Donald Trumps improbable and sweeping victory in the presidential race, Susie Wiles, the president-elects unassuming co-campaign chief, is seen as the frontrunner to become his White House […]

The Justice Department has been largely separated from White House influence since Watergate. The president-elect has made it clear that it won't be anymore.

President-elect Donald Trump's imminent ascent to the White House is already making it more difficult for Americans to buy homes, an economic...

President Biden stands by his decision to drop out of the presidential race, the White House said Thursday, and suggested the Democrats' loss was part of a global phenomenon in which voters rejected incumbents because of pandemic fallout.

After a crushing loss in both the White House and Congress, the Democrats look for a way forward and new leadership.

President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday, following former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. We accept the choice the country made, said Biden, speaking from the White House Rose Garden. Campaigns are contests of competing visions. The country chooses one or the other. Biden said […]

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday argued Vice President Harris's election defeat was partly the result of "global headwinds" that have hampered incumbent leaders around the world. Jean-Pierre held her first press briefing since Tuesday's election, and she was peppered with questions about whether President Biden felt any responsibility for Harris's decisive loss...

Donald Trump turned Michigan red in the 2024 presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris there and paving his way back to the White House. As one... Read MoreThe post 3 Reasons Trump Won Battleground Michigan

Government investigators have concluded that Neera Tanden, the domestic policy adviser at the White House, broke the law when she repeatedly used social media to solicit campaign donations for Democrats.

Susie Wiles, longtime Republican political operative, is being floated as a top contender for the position of Trump's White House chief of staff.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison on Thursday responded to Sen. Bernie Sanderss (I-Vt.) accusations that the party has abandoned the working class, contributing to its loss of the White House and Senate on Election Day. This is straight up BS," Harrison wrote on X. "Biden was the most-pro worker President of my life...

Since Donald Trump won reelection, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both done what the now-president-elect and his fellow Republicans refused to do in 2020: publicly accept loss and advocate for a peaceful transition of power. In a Thursday morning speech outside the White House, Biden told Americans, “We accept the choice […]

Generation X delivered the White House to Trump. That was the post-election analysis of political writer Philip Klein, who noted this week that people between the ages of 45 and 64 voted for President-elect Donald Trump 53% to 45%. Other generations, both older and younger, went for Vice President Kamala Harris. This result follows several […]

With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy